Exam 19: Death and Dying

Children are able to truly understand death when they have developed cognitive capacities for ______.

Risky activity declines in young adulthood.

How is mourning different from grief?

It is important that dying adolescents are informed and involved in planning, treatment, and decision-making.

Which term means the irreversible loss of functioning in the cortex and the brainstem?

Which infant has the lowest risk of sudden infant death syndrome?

Children have less exposure to death themes than many adults realize.

Which part of the brain is most vulnerable to anoxia?

A living will is a legal document that permits a person to ______.

An infant may be more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome if he or she ______.

Older adults who are dying have a need to find ways to continue to meet their responsibilities to others.

When the heart stops beating, it is referred to as ______.

Sudden infant death syndrome usually occurs while the infant is feeding.

What will help children gain a sense of normalcy with all the changes that occur when a parent dies?

The behavior of adolescents who are mourning tends to be ______.

The side effects of treatments can sometimes have devastating effects on an adolescent's ______.

Which cultural group views life and death as phases of a cycle?

Adolescents who lose their parents tend to feel ______.

What is the leading cause of death of infants under 1 year of age?

Parents of young children who believe that the children are incapable of coping with death tend to ______.